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Cairnfield on Crawley Edge, 500m north west of Hill Crest

11 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

54.75392, -2.00068

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Small Heath, Eristalis pertinax +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ringlet, Small Heath, Eristalis pertinax +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Biting Stonecrop, Fairy Foxglove · last seen 2025; Plants — Biting Stonecrop, Fairy Foxglove · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Frosterley (Walk 3)Walking route7.5 km
Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ashes Quarry GeotrailWalking route3 km
Named routeLength 3 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Stanhope Burn GeotrailWalking route5.6 km
Named routeLength 5.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
East Lanepublic footpath · 177 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

C2C Stanhope on-road braid

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 7Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small quarry cut into Crawley Edge

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small quarry cut into Crawley Edge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→🌽Bondisle AllotmentsAllotments1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→✦Market cross, 35m and 50m south of St Thomas' ChurchHistoric site800 m→🌽Old Hall AllotmentsAllotments1.3 km→✦Stanhope BridgeHistoric site1.7 km→

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